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@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ make installcheck-parallel
</para>
</sect2>
+ <sect2 id="regress-subset">
+ <title>Running Specific Tests</title>
+
+ <para>
+ A subset of the regression tests can be run with the command
+ <literal>make check-tests TESTS="boolean char"</literal> or
+ <literal>make installcheck-tests TESTS="boolean char"</literal>.
+ Note that sometimes tests have dependencies on objects created by other
+ tests, which can cause unexpected failures.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
<sect2 id="regress-additional">
<title>Additional Test Suites</title>